Prerequisites
Prerequisite skills and knowledge
You must have a working knowledge of the following software and hardware:
- IBM Bluemix
- Node-RED
- Motion sensors such as the SensorTag
- Raspberry Pi 3
If you’re new to Node-RED and IBM Bluemix, complete the course Node-RED: basics to bots.
Prerequisites software and hardware
You need the following software and hardware:
- IBM Bluemix account
- Texas Instruments SensorTag
- Android or iOS (Apple) smartphone or tablet
- Raspberry Pi 3
- PLAYBULB Candle
You need a running instance of a Node-RED application with the Watson Speech to Text service connected. If you completed the “Node-RED: basics to bots,” you should already have this application.